Geddy Lee Discography
(Part of the Rush Collector Resources)
© Dave Weller, 2001 thru 2002 - last updated 17th December
You're a member of one of Canada's most successful rock bands, and have been recording and touring for nearly 30 years. Then your drummer suffers two personal tragedies in the space of a few months and the future of your band is uncertain. What do you do? Well, if you're Geddy Lee, bassist and vocalist of Rush your team up with an old friend - Ben Mink - and begin working on your first solo album.
The result is "My Favorite Headache", released in November of 2000 to general critical acclaim. The album clearly demonstrrates the strength and influence of Lee's writing on Rush as a whole, and probably gives as good an indication as anything as to what the next Rush release will sound like (now they're back in teh studio). The songs are more accessible than Rush guitarist Alex Lifeson's solo album, "Victor", released in 1996.
What follows is a discography of all the CDs, promos and singles that I have ben able to track down that are in some way related to "My Favorite Headache".
My Favorite Headache - Albums
My Favorite Headache
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Tracks: My Favorite Headache, The Present Tense, Window To The World, Working At Perfekt, Runaway Train, The Angel's Share, Moving To Bohemia, Home On The Strange, Slipping, Still, Grace To Grace CD, Anthem, 668251094-2, November 2000, Canada - digipack CD, Atlantic, 83384-2, November 2000, US - digipack CD, Atlantic, 83384-2, November 2000, US - with promo artwork on disc CD, Atlantic, 83384-2, November 2000, US - gold disc, made by the company that produce record awards CD, Atlantic, 7567 83384-2, November 2000, Euro CD, Atlantic, 7567 83384-2, November 2000, Germany - issued with press sheet from East West and promo sticker on jewel case CD, East West, AMCY 7206, November 2000, Japan CD, East West, 7567 83384-2, November 2000, Taiwan |
My Favorite Headache - US Advance Promo, CD-R
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Tracks: same as album Label: Atlantic / DB Studios Notes: Released in September 2000, this was the first promotional release issued by Atlantic Records. |
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My Favorite Headache - US Advance Promo, CD-R
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Tracks: same as album Label: Atlantic / DB Studios Notes: Very similar to the above issue but produced a week or so later and with slightly different printing on both the disc and insert. This was issued in a plastic sleeve and was accompanied by an extensive presskit that included biographic details and the text from the album sleeve. |
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Selections From: My Favorite Headache - US Advance Promo, CD-R
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Tracks: My Favourite Headache, plus 2 minute snippets of The Present Tense, Window To The World, Working At Perfekt, Runaway Train, Slipping and Grace To Grace Label: Atlantic / DB Studios Notes: Comes in similar packaging to the two preceding CD-Rs, with a date of 29th September 2000 on the disc. |
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My Favorite Headache - US Advance Promo, CD
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Tracks: same as album Label: Atlantic Notes: This is the only true US promotional release of the album on CD as opposed to CD-R. It was released in October 2000 in a white die-cut card sleeve with the track listing on a sticker on the rear. |
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My Favorite Headache - German Advance Promo, CD-R
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Tracks: same as album Label: EastWest / Elektra Notes: Released in October 2000 probably for radio stations as the printing on the sleeve states this is of 'broadcast quality'. |
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My Favorite Headache - German Advance Promo, CD-R
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Tracks: same as album Label: EastWest Notes: Released in October 2000, in a plastic sleeve, probably to reviewers. |
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My Favorite Headache - Holland Advance Promo, CD-R
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Tracks: same as album Label: Warner Music Benelux Notes: |
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My Favorite Headache - UK Advance Promo, CD-R
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Tracks: same as album Label: Atlantic Notes: Released in October 2000, in a slimline case with track listing on insert. |
My Favorite Headache - UK Advance Promo, CD-R
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Tracks: same as album Label: Atlantic Notes: Released in October 2000, in a slimline case with track listing on insert. The printing on both the disc and insert are slightly different to the version above. |
My Favorite Headache - UK Advance Promo, CD-R
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Tracks: same as album Label: Atlantic Notes: The printing on both the disc and insert are
slightly different to the versions above. |
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My Favorite Headache - Canada Advance Promo
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Tracks: same as album Label: Anthem / Universal Music Notes: Like all things Rush related, this Canadian promo is one of the hardest to find. It was released in October 2000 in a jewel case with the track listing on a plain black and white rear insert. |
Selections From: My Favourite Headache - Canada Promo
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Tracks: My Favourite Headache, plus 2 minute snippets of The Present Tense, Window To The World, Working At Perfekt, Runaway Train, Slipping and Grace To Grace Label: Anthem / Universal Music Notes: Definitely the most unusual of the
"Headache" promos and just as rare as the other Canadian release.
It was also released in October 2000 in a jewel case with the track listing
on a plain black and white rear insert. |
My Favorite Headache - Singles
My Favorite Headache - US Promo
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Tracks: My Favorite Headache (4'20") Label: Atlantic Notes:This was probably produced to pre-release to key radio stations and for internal preview within Atlantic, prior to the the release of the first promotional CD Single. Despite the label stating it runs for 4'20" it is actually the full album version of "My Favorite Headache" |
My Favorite Headache - US Promo
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Tracks: My Favorite Headache (4'09") Label: Atlantic Notes: If the Canadian promos are the rarest the CD Singles issued to radio stations in the US are certainly the most common. The was the first of two singles, released in October 2000. |
Grace To Grace - US Promo
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Tracks: Grace To Grace (4'17") Label: Atlantic Notes: The second of the US radio promos, released in December 2000. Although the printing on the single states the track is the album version and runs for 4'17", the actual track on the album runs for 4'57" and the actual length of the single is 5'00". |
Home On The Strange - US Promo
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Tracks: Home On The Strange (3'46"), Interview Footage (0'42") Label: Atlantic Notes: The third of the US radio promos, released in April 2001. |
Cassettes, Videos and Miscellaneous
My Favorite Headache - Electronic Presskit
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Tracks: n/a Label: Atlantic Notes: 12 minutes of studio interviews with Geddy Lee, released in November 2000. |
My Favorite Headache - Electronic Presskit
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Tracks: n/a Label: Anthem Notes: 12 minutes of studio interviews with Geddy Lee, released in November 2000. |
My Favorite Headache - Japanese promo
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Tracks: same as album Label: EastWest Notes: Advance promo with printed 'advance sheet'. |
93.3 WMMR's Pierre Robert Interview with Rush's Geddy Lee
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Tracks: Geddy Lee Interview - PT 1, Geddy Lee Interview - PT 2, Grace To Grace, Geddy Lee Interview - PT 3, Geddy Lee Interview - PT 4, Hello Time Bomb (Matthew Good Band) Label: None Notes: This CD was sent to listeners of Philadelphia's WMMR radio station in February 2001. It is a recording of an interview with Geddy Lee from 18th December 2000. |
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